Store Brand Diapers Vs. Big Name?

You can avoid a lot of the rash problems and the huge $$ involved with disposable wipes and diapers by looking into cloth! I spent maybe $400-500 on my diapers, wipes and supplies and was done vs the $2,000-$3000 you can spend from birth to potty training on disposables. If I had it to do over I'd go with one size pocket diapers. Go on just like a disposable and are super easy to use.

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I notice a cost, but only because I used a great coupon at Wal-Greens a few months ago. I got jumbo packs of diapers for $2.59 each. I purchased all that I could and still have some left that I am working on going through. I ended up buying about 4 cases. :)

My LO seems to poop out of the pampers and has even ruined our pumpkin seat due to it. :( So we try to avoid them at all possible cost.

My daughter uses the target brand and we love it. There is a pretty big price difference!! We get a large box of target brand for $15.99, and the huggies box, for the same quantity is $25.99. When I buy 2 boxes each month, you figure the difference in cost is almost equivalet to a free box every 3rd time!!

My son's skin is sensitive and the one or two times we tried huggies or any brand other than pampers irritated him .... plus I did not like the overly paper feeling of the other brands. I thought it was worth the extra money, we saved money in other areas.

We're the opposite. For a long time DD could not wear store brand and we did cloth or Pampers Sensitive (pre-dry max). I've used Target and they're fine, but I miss the Pampers smell, if that makes sense. Did you try Huggies Pure and Natural or one of the Eco brands w/o chlorine?

Sometimes it depends on the store and the sale. There are times when Pampers is cheaper, either with a coupon or sale or I can go to Babies R US or diapers.com and get them in a bigger box. I always check price per unit.

I have found generic/store brand wipes to be not nearly as thick or soft or wet as Huggies. I love Huggies brand baby wipes. It seems like no matter what else I try, I end up using twice as many and not saving any money at all.

We have not had problems with sensitive skin, but we use BJ's brand diapers, and the cost is half as much as Huggies or Pampers. I do not like Huggies diapers (they don't seem to fit my kids as well). Pampers are my favorite, but they're not worth the extra cost, and BJ's diapers seem to be higher quality than other store brands. The money we save on diapers completely pays for the cost of BJ's membership ($40, I think).

Both of my daughters got rashes from pampers and huggies little movers. The only ones that I really liked for them was the huggies snug and dry. I think it is the chemicals that are used when making them. My Dr. suggested a chemical free diaper when my DD had a really bad rash and couldn't get rid of it. Worked like a charm and then we went back to the huggies S&D. The chemical free is sold at Big Y grocery stores. It is a brand I had never heard of before, but none of the name brands sell them in bigger sizes.

My so was the same way. I found that Wal-Mart brand diaper's where the only ones that didn't break him out. I think they are cheaper, plus I feel like I can get more than I do from the name brand per package.
Wipes the same way.
Formula too...with my daughter I used wal-mart brand formula - I compared ingredients and it was the exact same stuff. I was told that off brand is cheaper because they don't pay for advertising like the name brands do. Wether that's true or not who knows.
But I did off brand everything with both my kids when they were babies and they are as healthy as they can be.

My first baby, I used Pampers Swaddlers exclusively, because I was young and dumb and 'wanted the best for me baby!'... what a waste of money!

My second baby had chronic diaper rash and I HAD to use ONLY Pampers Swaddlers... damn, just when I knew better!

My third (and last) baby, Target brand diapers ALL THE WAY!! The cost difference is HUGE. Thank god he has no issues with diaper rash like my 2nd kid ;)

I noticed a difference in price as we used the BJs brand so it was quite a difference. We preferred Pampers but once we tried BJs they worked just as well we were psyched to save the money!!

With my first I used Pampers exclusively. With my second, I started with Pampers and switched to Target brand after my cousin recommended them. Neither of my boys have had a rash due to a particular diaper.

Cost difference for size 4:
Pampers (from Sam's Club): $ .22/diaper
Target Club pack: $ .17/diaper
So, I save 5 cents per diaper and I like them just as well as the Pampers!

I think there is a noticeable cost difference depending on the store that you are at. for the "normal" size pack of diapers that is walmarts brand you can get them for $6.39 The Huggies are $8.99 - that $2.60 really adds up for me with 2 kids in diapers. And the price difference is even bigger on the value packs! I only use Huggies, or Pampers when they are on sale AND I have a coupon! LOL ~ I don't really notice much of a difference in the store brand vs. the name brand. As far as wipees go, I really like Costco's brand (and their diapers too) but can't always make it there. We are finally getting one in our town, I am so excited.....anyways.....I like the target brand of wipees for a generic, but the price difference is really not as big with the wipees, so I will buy the huggies or pampers whichever one is cheaper when I am picking them up.

I don't notice too much of a difference in cost. Sometimes you can get a good buy with the big box of diapers, but then again, sometimes I do the math with how many come in a box etc and it doesn't make that much of a difference with store brand/name brand.
My sons are the opposite. They will get a rash with generic diapers, vs Huggies. So we stick with Huggies. Same with the wipes. We tried generic, and they both got rashes, so we went back to Huggies wipes.

With the prices on these, it does differ in each area/state. I live here in AZ and my mom can buy a box of diapers for less in New Mexico where she's at. Unreal huh....